Housing

Number of cars per household

About this topic

Number of cars per household shows how many registered motor vehicles are available to people living in a household. It is a measure of access to private transport rather than total travel activity.

This topic is useful for understanding mobility, transport choice, and access to jobs and services. It should be read with public transport availability, household type, income, and travel to work, because high or low car ownership can reflect very different local conditions.

Interpretation notes

  • This measures registered motor vehicles owned or used by residents that were garaged or parked at or near the dwelling on Census night.
  • Vehicle counts are a household access measure, not a direct measure of how often people drive or commute.

Key insight

In 2021, 3 or more motor vehicles was the most common car-ownership level among households in Navigators, accounting for 46.3% (44 households). This share was higher than Moorabool (S) (28.1%). Since 2016, the biggest change was in 3 or more motor vehicles, which increased by 14 households and 12.2 percentage points.

Section overview

Car ownership

Navigators - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises number of cars per household for Navigators in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Moorabool (S) and change since 2016.

Car ownership snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Navigators, with comparison markers for Moorabool (S).

Navigators
Moorabool (S)

No motor vehicles

2021 count

0

% of total

0.0%

Change from 2016

0.0pp

1 motor vehicle

2021 count

11

% of total

11.6%

Change from 2016

+4.8pp

2 motor vehicles

2021 count

33

% of total

34.7%

Change from 2016

-11.9pp

3 or more motor vehicles

2021 count

44

% of total

46.3%

Change from 2016

+12.2pp

Not stated

2021 count

4

% of total

4.2%

Change from 2016

-1.5pp

Data table

Number of cars per household for Navigators. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).

Number of cars per household for Navigators. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
Number of cars per household for Navigators. Car ownership. 2021 and 2016 counts, percentages, and change compared with Moorabool (S).
Category20212016Change
Count%Moorabool (S)%Count%Moorabool (S)%Countpp
No motor vehicles00.0%3.0%00.0%3.1%00.0pp
1 motor vehicle1111.6%26.8%66.8%25.1%+5+4.8pp
2 motor vehicles3334.7%37.0%4146.6%36.1%-8-11.9pp
3 or more motor vehicles4446.3%28.1%3034.1%26.8%+14+12.2pp
Not stated44.2%5.2%55.7%8.8%-1-1.5pp
Total households95100.0%100.0%88100.0%100.0%+70.0pp